ἐρείπω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- (to tear). Cognate with Latin rīpa (river bank), Old Norse rīfa (tear out).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἐρείπω (ereípō)

  1. to throw or dash down, tear down
  2. (intransitive) to fall down

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References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἐρείπιον”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 453

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